Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 20, 2020

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MaccaPR

DECEMBER 10, 2014

If the world of SEO, inbound marketing, optimized content and landing pages thrills you as a marketer, then the following interview with Clint Danks is going to be your cup of Lipton. How did the ThinkSEM agency come to focus on search engine marketing and landing pages? What’s on the horizon for digital marketing?

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Cision

JANUARY 21, 2016

Brand journalism is no different than content marketing. That is, they attempt to create a dividing line that says blog posts belong in one camp while interviews belong in another. The difference between brand journalism and content marketing isn’t to be found in outputs. The first begins with a marketer’s mindset.

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Cision

OCTOBER 4, 2017

To understand the impact of multimedia, we must acknowledge the fact that content is everywhere and there is no way to escape it. When you pair the 24/7 news cycle with always-on connectivity, you get consumers overwhelmed by a perpetual stream of content. Visual Content Impacts Your Performance. Create more visual content.

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Cision

MARCH 17, 2016

In fact, only 38 percent of B2C marketers believe their organization’s content marketing program is effective. So how can you create a successful content marketing strategy? At their upcoming Cision webinar, “ How to Launch an Enterprise-Wide Content Strategy ,” on Wednesday, March 23 at 2 p.m.

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Cision

APRIL 18, 2017

Then, I’m going to use that as a launching pad for a speech at Content Marketing World. While at the conference, I’m going to do several media interviews that link to that original blog post. You want to place contributed content that links back to the content you’ve spent the last few months creating and publishing.

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Flack's Revenge

AUGUST 1, 2018

Content curation had been championed as a way to up the pace of content marketing by riding OPC (other people’s content), and to boost thought leadership, by commenting on others’ thoughts when you didn’t have an original idea. Now I was strangely stumped, even disinterested. These are different times.

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wiredPRworks

APRIL 20, 2022

Each edition covers the modern approaches for highly effective public relations, marketing, and customer communications—all at a fraction of the cost of traditional advertising. About The New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use Content Marketing, Podcasting, Social Media, AI, Live Video, and Newsjacking to Reach Buyers Directly.

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Burrelles Fresh Ideas

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Then, how can PR aid your video marketing campaigns to create top-of-mind awareness? Before discussing this issue further, video content can be in many forms, including product demos, explainer videos, interviews, testimonials, etc. Here are the eight ways PR can help you improve your video marketing campaigns. #1.

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Sword and the Script

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

In an age of ad blocking, brands have to transition away from solely sponsoring or being associated with the content their customers or prospects want or need. Instead, brands have to also produce the desired content. 1) The Parallel between Product Placement and Content Marketing. in its own ads.”).

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Flack's Revenge

MARCH 8, 2018

Their Spike and Analytics solutions provide a wealth of data that can shed light on social media buzz and content performance. Sure, if you are a content marketing or social media jock, or work for a publication, it makes perfect sense. So I asked Gabriele if they’d entertain a follow-up interview. She said yes.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 24, 2021

You buy some advertising and magically you also start getting coverage. One former employer bought a full-page ad in a major local newspaper, and after that, every pitch I sent in seemed to merit an interview and an article. PR has traditionally had a strong aversion to advertising , so the answers surprised me.

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Pitching Media Relations Survey Advertising 112

Sword and the Script

JULY 20, 2021

To build a comprehensive profile of your buyer, talk to your sales team, interview current customers and research people on LinkedIn who match your ideal buyer. Better understanding your buyers allows you to message them around the things they care about, increasing the impact of your marketing (and maximizing ROI). Paid advertising.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 14, 2018

The report didn’t break out numbers for the remaining challenges of “fake news, blurred lines between editorial and advertising, and issues around freedom of the press.”. It’s also a key reason why blogging and content marketing has become an important tool in the media relations toolkit. 4) Emphasis on professional journalism.

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Norton's Notes

JULY 29, 2015

I have been interviewing PR practitioners from all over the world as part of my interview series called 20:20 Vision. The concept of these interviews is that I ask each practitioner 20 questions about themselves and they give us a brief glimpse into their working lives and what makes them tick.

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Flack's Revenge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

In smaller markets, like where I live, there has long been a tendency for media professionals to seek corporate roles when they become available. It’s interesting to me that the digital world is still very different than the traditional when it comes to revealing what is “advertising” and what is “news.”

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 17, 2019

So, given the results which one is better – PR or content marketing ? Recommended reading: Why Content Marketing and Public Relations Need Each Other. Dispelling 6 Myths PR Sometimes has about Content Marketing. Advertising is a distant third. How Long Should a Blog Post be in 2019?

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Sword and the Script

MARCH 27, 2018

As it’s noted in the analysis around the full report , “While publishers have made gains with paid digital subscriptions, content studios and native advertising, the last decade has been widely one marked with cuts to editorial staff.”. If it sounds amazingly similar to the concept of good content marketing , you’re right.

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Media Relations Media Trade Shows Journalism 75

PR 20/20

OCTOBER 11, 2018

At the Marketing AI Institute , we’re tracking 750+ AI companies with combined funding of more than $3.7 Of those, we’ve interviewed 40+ vendors with combined funding of more than $1 billion. In this post, we’ve listed all AI-powered vendors we’ve interviewed to-date, a list of 43 tools in total. Personalization.

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ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 21, 2016

As we get ready for the new year, we’ve interviewed some tech PR specialists to get their take on what’s around the corner. PR monitoring and oversight of social and customer relations channels is more important than ever, as B2B companies have learned to incorporate real-time marketing into their programming, according to Econsultancy.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 15, 2016

The copy I bought of David Ogilvy’s “ Confessions of an Advertising Man ” roughly 15 years ago was used. Despite the book’s age and the fact it was written by an advertiser, I was amazed at how relevant was to my day-to-day work. Don’t miss these related posts: Marketing vs. Machine: Are the Bots Coming for Your Job?

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Sword and the Script

APRIL 19, 2016

I had to make this interview. My media relations and outreach efforts had secured an interview with CNBC for a technology client and the reporter had flown in to conduct it in person. The reporter had flown in earlier and the interview went on as planned. Interview notes are useful content.

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Sword and the Script

DECEMBER 16, 2017

If there’s one theme that plagued digital advertising throughout 2017, it was controversy. 1) Advertisers looking to invest in PR. In May 2017, the Association of National Advertisers (ANA) surveyed 100 of its members and found most plan to increase their investment in PR.

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Cision

APRIL 6, 2016

They’re bombarded every day with content, advertisements and information. Digital Marketing at LEWIS Pulse, you need to understand your audience’s unique needs and reach them in new and unexpected ways. My biggest pet peeve is…content marketers using content marketing to talk about content marketing.

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The Resolution Blog

JANUARY 8, 2018

Tip of the month: “Take someone in finance to lunch and learn how you make money ” This is just one of the amazing tips from the Queen of metrics Katie Paine in this interview on PR News. Check out this interview to begin to improve your measurement today. If content is part of your next plan click the link and take note!

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Critical Mention

JANUARY 9, 2019

Using data as part of your marketing strategy can also help you improve your customer experience, using personalized ads to create even more effective tactics to reach the right audience for your organization. Rise of native advertising. Some examples of native advertising are paid search ads, promoted listings and in-feed ads.

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Trends Marketing Mobile YouTube 108

ImPRessions - Crenshaw Communications

DECEMBER 15, 2017

More video content is uploaded in 30 days than the major U.S. And, just for fun, this interview with Dawn Ostroff, the president of Condé Nast Entertainment, offers cool insights as to how the formidable print company has morphed into a digital media company. More than 500 million hours of videos are watched on YouTube each day.

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Sword and the Script

JUNE 10, 2017

An old video interview with Jeff Bezos, which has recently resurfaced on the social media , is a reminder that underscores just how visionary he really was. It’s pretty clear from that interview, Mr. Bezos could see in 1997 Amazon would be selling anything you could buy at a Walmart in 2017. An Era that Changed Marcom Forever [UML].

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Trends Marketing Mobile Web 85

Polaris

DECEMBER 10, 2014

It’s a mix of PR, social media and content marketing news designed to help marketers stay up to date on trends and best practices. When I informed one of my marketing colleagues, Randy Milanovic , of the move, I was surprised to hear he was against it. You can’t forward a clip of a recent television interview.

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Sword and the Script

OCTOBER 22, 2019

16% on marketing analytics. “As As organic reach on social platforms plummets to zero, and confidence in influencer marketing is challenged, paid media presents more pros than cons for CMOs,” according to Gartner analyst Ewan McIntyre. I suggest thinking about distributing existing content elsewhere. 66% said newspapers.

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Deirdre Breakenridge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Is it all one in the same now that marketing and PR are more interwoven? The fact that marketers and advertisers have long been able to prove their work’s value with heavy-hitting quantitative data, metrics such as direct sales, means that it’s been somewhat easier for them to get a seat at the decision-making table.

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Sword and the Script

AUGUST 25, 2015

The organization published a well-written press release that drew me in and pointed to one overarching conclusion: Most view their content marketing process as ad hoc, decentralized and driven by internal stakeholder interests. Content marketing is maturing slowly and steadily. Lacks relevance.

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Cision

JULY 26, 2016

In this interview, David discusses the importance of good writing skills, how technology has transformed the industry and how to stand out in today’s crowded marketplace. PR, social media, digital and marketing will continue to overlap, and the line between editorial and advertising will also continue to evolve.

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Sword and the Script

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

she said recently in an interview conducted by email. I think non-PR folks sometimes think of it like advertising or marketing where you can “pay to play” and see relatively immediate, measurable results. See these related interviews: The Blurry Edges of PR; Off Script #11: Kevin Hartman of LTPR.

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Cision

APRIL 24, 2015

The term “content marketing” casts a wide net when it comes to ways to promote and publicize a brand or organization. It can include social media, tip sheets, and emails, as well as paid promotions like native advertising and promoted posts on social platforms. How can you add value to them?

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Stuart Bruce

JUNE 24, 2015

Last week I spent two fantastic days with Mynewsdesk at its FutureComms15 conference and then the following day at a content marketing master class with the Content Marketing Institute’s Robert Rose. Advertising makes stories up and shares them.” The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.

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Contently - Strategy

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Typically, a host will answer viewer questions or do a fireside chat-type interview with an industry influencer or customer. To promote your livestream , start advertising it two weeks in advance, and then send out a reminder a week before the livestream, and then a day before, and then two hours before.

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